MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 121%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 115%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive471% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C71
MotherboardMSI MEG Z490 UNIFY  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210426
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 21 '21 at 19:55
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User LVA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-11600KF-$157
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Memory 92.1
1-Core 187
2-Core 374
116% 218 Pts
4-Core 742
8-Core 1,170
118% 956 Pts
64-Core 1,383
86% 1,383 Pts
Poor: 92%
This bench: 115%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
Sapphire(1DA2 E410) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.2
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 145
Parallax 203
107% 160 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 142
Splatting 93.9
94% 118 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB
857GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 613000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2667 4482 2157 1799 1623 1840 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
471% Outstanding
Read 3,189
Write 4,444
Mixed 3,198
SusWrite 2,428
749% 3,315 MB/s
4K Read 84.1
4K Write 291
4K Mixed 112
425% 162 MB/s
DQ Read 1,742
DQ Write 1,212
DQ Mixed 1,480
1,104% 1,478 MB/s
Poor: 264%
This bench: 471%
Great: 573%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 512GB
477GB free
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 355 355 356 356 356 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
32.9% Below average
Read 71.5
Write 346
Mixed 89
SusWrite 354
49% 215 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 28.7
4K Mixed 2.7
21% 11 MB/s
DQ Read 27.3
DQ Write 77.1
DQ Mixed 10.6
20% 38.3 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 32.9%
Great: 321%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
832GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 164 166 160 166 163 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 79
Mixed 86
SusWrite 163
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
120% Outstanding
MC Read 47
MC Write 44.6
MC Mixed 39.1
124% 43.6 GB/s
SC Read 28.1
SC Write 46.4
SC Mixed 35.3
105% 36.6 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 120%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,151 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 179%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 178%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY - $290

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $1,531
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